3 Tips to Help Design Better, Cheaper Products Faster

“I want to design better products, faster, and at less cost,” says…pretty much everyone. Of course, these are common goals. The challenge is, how do you actually achieve this? Let’s explore three CAD…

Best Practices for Mastering Surface Modeling

Best practice in surface modeling is very different from solid modeling. Surfacing goals are mostly intermediate goals, the result being a solid model. Surface modeling requires flexibility and inven…

5 Best Practices for Complex Shape Design

 
Ever wonder what the best way is to design complex shapes with computer-aided design (CAD) tools? 

CAD provides the ultimate medium for communicating concepts – but complex …

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 5 – OS Related

 

Solid Edge, when installed, creates a program menu entry under the folder called Siemens Solid Edge.

Right-clicking the main program menu item o…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #25

 
An assortment of short tips and tricks based on the discussions in the Solid Edge forum. 
Due credit is given to respective contributors.

First, a quick list of…

6 Common Mistakes in Additive Manufacturing

Image courtesy of Siemens AM Blog

When implementing a new platform, it is easy to make a costly error without realising until it is too late. Mistakes always cost money and can ruin your…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 4 – Part

 

In the ordered PathFinder, right-clicking on the tab lets you decide which type of features are listed in the PathFinder.

If the part modeling is over and you want t…

Seven Tips for Better 3D Rendering

A 3D rendered model is more than just a pretty picture – rendering images are a good way to communicate a new design – both internally and to the public. A photorealistic image can help you communica…

Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 3 – Draft

Right-clicking on a drawing view shows the context menu with the option to update just the right-clicked view. This is smarter and faster compared to the Update Views command on the ribbon which up…